Goal Setting Worksheet: Staying Motivated

Exam preparation lesson 7: Staying motivated after setbacks · Set 442 · 40 questions

Study tip (Learn, shrink, restart): Helpful thoughts: “I can learn from this.”, “What will I do differently next time?”, “One low mark does not define me.” Unhelpful thoughts: “I am just bad at this.”, “Why bother?”, “Everyone is better than me.” Keep going: recall your reason, celebrate small steps, a study buddy, a progress chart, a smaller next step. If you feel low for a long time, talk to a parent or teacher.

1. 1.True or false: “a progress chart” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) a study buddy (b) recalling your reason (c) a progress chart (d) quitting after one miss
3. 3.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I am just bad at this.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
4. 4.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) small daily wins (c) scrolling for hours (d) a study buddy
5. 5.True or false: “Why bother? I will fail anyway.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I improved in two topics — good.” (a) an unhelpful thought (b) a helpful thought
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a smaller next step (b) a progress chart (c) waiting to feel ready (d) small daily wins
8. 8.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) celebrating small steps (b) waiting to feel ready (c) comparing with toppers (d) scrolling for hours
9. 9.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “I will never be good at studies.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
10. 10.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🌟 Which thought keeps you going after a low mark? (a) “Others are smarter.” (b) “Why try at all?” (c) “I am hopeless.” (d) “I can improve this.”
12. 12.True or false: “I will start again tomorrow with a smaller step.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) comparing with toppers (b) recalling your reason (c) celebrating small steps (d) small daily wins
14. 14.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a progress chart? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
15. 15.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) recalling your reason (b) celebrating small steps (c) small daily wins (d) waiting to feel ready
16. 16.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “I am just bad at this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.💪 Helpful or unhelpful thought after a setback? “Let me ask my teacher about the hard part.” (a) a helpful thought (b) an unhelpful thought
19. 19.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: a study buddy? (a) keeps you going (b) drains your drive
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling for hours (b) comparing with toppers (c) a study buddy (d) waiting to feel ready
21. 21.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: quitting after one miss? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) quitting after one miss (c) a smaller next step (d) a study buddy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting to feel ready (b) a too-big daily target (c) comparing with toppers (d) small daily wins
24. 24.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) small daily wins (b) waiting to feel ready (c) scrolling for hours (d) quitting after one miss
25. 25.True or false: “celebrating small steps” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “scrolling for hours” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.💪 You did badly in a unit test. What is the most useful first step? (a) blame the questions (b) find what went wrong (c) tear up the paper (d) stop studying it
28. 28.True or false: “a progress chart” keeps you motivated. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) recalling your reason (b) comparing with toppers (c) a too-big daily target (d) waiting to feel ready
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small daily wins (b) scrolling for hours (c) a study buddy (d) a progress chart
31. 31.True or false: “I can learn from this.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “waiting to feel ready” drains your motivation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these drains your motivation? (a) celebrating small steps (b) a progress chart (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
34. 34.Which of these keeps you motivated? (a) recalling your reason (b) scrolling for hours (c) waiting to feel ready (d) quitting after one miss
35. 35.True or false: “I will never be good at studies.” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “What will I do differently next time?” is a helpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “It was all the teacher’s fault.” is an unhelpful thought after a setback. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a progress chart (b) a study buddy (c) a smaller next step (d) harsh self-blame
39. 39.🌟 Does this keep you going, or drain your drive: comparing with toppers? (a) drains your drive (b) keeps you going
40. 40.True or false: “recalling your reason” drains your motivation. (a) False (b) True

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